Filmography of Lynn Shelton (4 films)

Actress

, 1h37OriginUSAGenresDrama, Comedy-drama, RomanceActorsToni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Ahna O'Reilly, Joanne Woodward, Oliver Platt, Amy SeimetzRoles LisaRating60% Ellie Klug is a music critic in her 40s at a dying underground magazine, Stax. Her editor, Giles, (Oliver Platt) assigns Ellie to write a piece on Matthew Smith on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance which most people consider a suicide. Ellie, who was Matthew's childhood sweetheart and who remained with him until his disappearance, is unconvinced that he is dead and decides to track Matthew down. After receiving a tip online as to Matthew Smith's location, Giles gives Ellie a thousand dollars to pay the source. However Ellie is distracted by Lucas Stone, (Ryan Eggold) a struggling musician who is interested in Ellie, and accidentally leaves the money beside him when she leaves to catch her bus. When Ellie ignores his calls, Lucas misinterprets Ellie's actions and uses the money to cut a demo tape, believing that Ellie left him the money as a show of faith.

, 1h34Directed byLynn Shelton, Lynn SheltonOriginUSAGenresComedyThemesFilms about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about pornography, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related filmActorsMark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, Lynn SheltonRoles MonicaRating59% Two heterosexual male friends Ben (Duplass) and Andrew (Leonard) meet after having not seen each other for 10 years. During a party, they find themselves locked in a "mutual dare" situation engaging to make a gay pornography film, including anal sex, as an "art project" between two straight guys and submit it to the HUMP! film festival. They do not decide yet who will penetrate whom. Ben tells Andrew that he will discuss the project with his wife Anna (Delmore). However, as Ben begins to describe the project to Anna, she reacts skeptically at the mere mention of amateur pornography. Ben finds himself lying to Anna; he talks about the project with only vague detail, telling her that he will likely act as a behind-the-scenes assistant to the hypothetical film crew.

, 1h30Directed byLynn Shelton, Lynn SheltonOriginUSAGenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-dramaActorsEmily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass, Mike Birbiglia, Michael HarringRating66% Jack, struggling emotionally a year after the death of his brother, takes up an offer from his friend (and his brother's ex-girlfriend) Iris to stay at her father's isolated island cabin, to contemplate and restore his spirits. Once he arrives there by ferry and then bicycle, Jack unexpectedly encounters Iris's sister Hannah, a lesbian who has recently broken up with her partner and has moved to the cabin without letting her family know. Although she initially attempts to attack him as a trespasser, he explains his relationship to Iris and she allows him to stay.

, 1h34Directed byLynn Shelton, Lynn SheltonOriginUSAGenresComedyThemesFilms about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about pornography, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related filmActorsMark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, Lynn SheltonRating59% Two heterosexual male friends Ben (Duplass) and Andrew (Leonard) meet after having not seen each other for 10 years. During a party, they find themselves locked in a "mutual dare" situation engaging to make a gay pornography film, including anal sex, as an "art project" between two straight guys and submit it to the HUMP! film festival. They do not decide yet who will penetrate whom. Ben tells Andrew that he will discuss the project with his wife Anna (Delmore). However, as Ben begins to describe the project to Anna, she reacts skeptically at the mere mention of amateur pornography. Ben finds himself lying to Anna; he talks about the project with only vague detail, telling her that he will likely act as a behind-the-scenes assistant to the hypothetical film crew.

Scriptwriter

, 1h30Directed byLynn Shelton, Lynn SheltonOriginUSAGenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-dramaActorsEmily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass, Mike Birbiglia, Michael HarringRating66% Jack, struggling emotionally a year after the death of his brother, takes up an offer from his friend (and his brother's ex-girlfriend) Iris to stay at her father's isolated island cabin, to contemplate and restore his spirits. Once he arrives there by ferry and then bicycle, Jack unexpectedly encounters Iris's sister Hannah, a lesbian who has recently broken up with her partner and has moved to the cabin without letting her family know. Although she initially attempts to attack him as a trespasser, he explains his relationship to Iris and she allows him to stay.